Dear Fellow NACE Members & Event Colleagues,

Can it be that winter is really gone and the summer season is upon us? I think that is a big yes and I, for one, am pretty excited about it! As we all get ready for our very busy summer wedding and event season, there are a lot of new and exciting things happening in the Reno-Tahoe NACE Chapter.  

To start things off, we had a very successful spring membership drive and have added twelve new members to our chapter! Welcome to all of you! You will find all of our new fabulous members listed on the website. We also started off with a very special June meeting, hosted by Harrah’s Reno with a presentation on Social Media & Generational Mindsets by international speaker, author and marketing guru, Phil Goodman.

Make a note:  We’ve also made a change to our monthly meeting schedule. Instead of every third Wednesday, we and will now meet every first Tuesday of the month. This will start next month with our networking mixer on July 6^th at the Food Emporium in Reno.    

In July, several of your board members and other Reno-Tahoe NACE members will head off to the National NACE Conference, Experience! 2010 in Austin, Texas.  If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s where 700-900 NACE members from all of the other 45 chapters across the country come for the latest and greatest in event trends, décor, cuisine and education. Not to mention a chance to make new friends and meet and network with some of the top professionals in our industry.  But most importantly this year, we will also be unveiling Reno-Tahoe as the destination for the 2011 Experience! Conference, which is being held at the Silver Legacy. We are all very excited and honored to have been chosen to host this conference next year. It’s not too late to sign up to attend for Austin, so please let me know if you have any questions about it.

Be on the look out for our upcoming event schedule as well. Your board has been working hard to create bigger and better events!

So before I close this, you all know how passionate I am about NACE and how I'm always telling you what being involved has done for me both personally and professionally. But what does involvement really mean, what’s in it for you?  To start, when joining NACE, you instantly become part of a national network of professionals who do what you do, and who can offer support and ideas. Your local chapter offers monthly meetings that feature renowned speakers, educational programs, idea sharing and networking. Through your involvement, you'll have an opportunity be apart of the growing and phenomenal event community in the Reno-Tahoe area and voice your opinion about issues that affect you locally and nationally. Therefore, your involvement is at the very heart of what Reno-Tahoe NACE is all about -- learning, sharing and growing. 

That said, I hope this finds you all doing well and I wish you a very busy and prosperous summer event season! Hope to see you all at the Mixer on July 6th at the Food Emporium!

All My Best,

Robin L.Eissinger
Reno-Tahoe NACE President

Education Conference Scholarship Application Form

The Reno-Tahoe Chapter of NACE scholarship fund provides member assistance to the National Education Conference to advance our members catering education and to advance development of chapter leaders and their NACE involvement. The chapter President or their representative is required to attend the Educational Conference; a full scholarship is awarded to this position.  All other recipients are eligible to receive a scholarship for conference registration. All other costs of lodging, travel, meals outside of the planned events and entertainment are the attendee’s responsibility.

All Reno-Tahoe NACE members in good standing are eligible to apply for conference scholarships. The scholarship review committee is comprised of the chapter vice president, one
executive board member (not seeking a scholarship) and our secretary. The review ad hoc committee will award scholarships to members who have shown a high level of commitment and dedication to the chapter through participation at chapter meetings and on the chapter board.  Actual dollar amounts available for scholarship vary from year to year, and are based on the budgeted amount set forth by the chapter board. Scholarships will be awarded based on a combination of points accumulated (see below) as well as merit based upon need as expressed in the statement of eligibility. 

 Requirements of the recipient are:

·        Attend all conference breakout sessions, committee meetings and NACE related functions

·        Write an article for our e-newsletter – must be a NACE National update that is relevant to our membership – within 14 days of the conference

·        Make a presentation at the September NACE meeting on the conference

Name: ______________________   

Phone: ______________________

Company: ___________________

Date Submitted: ______________

Funding requested for:           

_____ Educational scholarship ( registration $850.00)

Brief statement of scholarship eligibility: (what have you done for the chapter and why are you looking for a scholarship)

______________________________________________________________________

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Educational Scholarship Point System:

____ # 2010 is your FIRST time on either the Reno-Tahoe NACE Board or a Committee (5 points)

____ # Years you’re Reno-Tahoe NACE Membership has been in Good Standing (5 points per yr)

____ # 2010 is your FIRST term in a new position on the Reno-Tahoe NACE Board (5 points)

____ # 2010 is your FIRST time attending a leadership conference (5 points)

____ # If you have received a National conference scholarship in the last two years (-5 points)

____ # Board meetings attended in the last 12 months (1 point per meeting)

____ # Chapter meetings attended in past 12 months (1 point per meeting)

____ # Have you attended a conference (not on scholarship) in the last two years (5 points)

________   Total Points

Signature: ___________________________      Date: ___________

Board Decision: ______________________________________     Date: ___________

Please return the completed application no later than Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to:

Chapter Vice President, Kate Kovalick

Email: kate@creativecoverings.com

For questions call Kate at 775-359-6733